Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
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1963-02-28
A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..
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A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals. With his distinctive musical arrangements at its heart, Britten's 1948 adaptation was a significant revision, amounting to a new twentieth-century opera. The BBC film, originally broadcast in 1963, feature a superb cast of English singers..
Released
1963-02-28
Runtime
94
Director
Charles R. Rogers
Budget
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Genres
Music
Language
English
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Roger Jerome
Roger JeromeDavid Hartley
David HartleyBrian Handley
Brian HandleyDavid Kelly
David KellyBernard Dickerson
Bernard DickersonAnna Pollak
Anna PollakJanet Baker
Janet BakerKenneth McKellar
Kenneth McKellarBryan Drake
Bryan DrakeHeather Harper
Heather HarperEdith Coates
Edith CoatesJoan Edwards
Joan EdwardsPhilip May
Philip MayJack Irons
Jack IronsJohn Gibbs
John GibbsAndrew Snarski
Andrew SnarskiPatricia Brigenshaw
Patricia BrigenshawSally Langford
Sally LangfordCarolyn Maia
Carolyn MaiaAngela Jenkins
Angela JenkinsJoan Clarkson
Joan ClarksonAlice Hynd
Alice HyndShelia Amit
Shelia Amit